Electric etcher question.
- Thread starter Tod Lowe
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JAWilliams
KNIFEMAKER
Rusty could you do a tutorial on how to build and etcher and post it in the tutorial subforum?
Rusty McDonald
KNIFE MAKER
Maybeshakin
JAWilliams
KNIFEMAKER
:beg:yea!
David Wesner
Well-Known Member
Hey Shank, all that tips that were offered were very good.
I have one more to add.
I made a small hardwood stick ( ~ 1/4" x 1/4" x 6" L. ).
On each end I ground a taper, One end a flat ground taper, the other a more convex shaped taper. Grind only one side like a chisel ground knife blade
Whatever tape you use, after its on, use the stick to burnish down the edges that contact the stencil and knife blade (use the more rounded end for this)
Pay x-tra close attention to the places where the tape overlaps. Use the flat tapered end of your stick to push the tape down to close up any and all areas that might allow current to bleed through.
From the pic you posted of your knife ( nice one BTW 2thumbs ) it looks to me like that may be what happened, current bleed through.
I have one more to add.
I made a small hardwood stick ( ~ 1/4" x 1/4" x 6" L. ).
On each end I ground a taper, One end a flat ground taper, the other a more convex shaped taper. Grind only one side like a chisel ground knife blade
Whatever tape you use, after its on, use the stick to burnish down the edges that contact the stencil and knife blade (use the more rounded end for this)
Pay x-tra close attention to the places where the tape overlaps. Use the flat tapered end of your stick to push the tape down to close up any and all areas that might allow current to bleed through.
From the pic you posted of your knife ( nice one BTW 2thumbs ) it looks to me like that may be what happened, current bleed through.